Mission and Goals

Mission/Purpose

The purpose of the distance learning center is to provide centralized services to all faculty, staff, and students involved with distance education.

Goals/Outcomes

Serve in a liaison role between students and faculty, staff, UW-Platteville administrative offices*, external agencies (i.e. DVR, Veteran’s Affairs, UW Colleges, etc.) to allow for centralized customer service for distance students

Provide UW-Platteville campus alumni with relevant, timely, and important information about distance learning at UW-Platteville

Serve as a conduit to distance learning alumni for academic, social, and professional opportunities related to distance learning and UW-Platteville

Provide support and assistance to UW-Platteville administrative offices in the services provided to students. Design, adapt, and implement administrative processes to better meet the needs of students enrolled at a distance

Provide student services that reflect or expand upon the services offered by the traditional campus administrative offices to serve non-traditional and distance students

Develop promotional materials for print and online distribution

Design a plan for the promotional mix that will give the broadest exposure within budget constraints

Facilitate the development of corporate and educational partnerships

Design communication methods to recruit distance students and improve retention through all stages of admission, re-enrollment, and degree completion

Oversee course development and revision processes to ensure timely and accurate completion of courses

Provide initial and on-going training for faculty/staff in developing and teaching distance courses